17:55 Kilbeggan

Friday 10 July 2020

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KilbegganRaces.com Hurdle

Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 4m 40.80s

Funky Dady¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 116

28/1

Enjoyed step back to two miles to win well at Fairyhouse in February; fell last time at Leopardstown; fair chance if bouncing back but trip not ideal.

Form: 00631F-

Mister Eddman^h¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 123| D

7/1

Won for the second time in his career when landing a 2m3½f Punchestown handicap hurdle on good/yielding ground; shade below par next two runs but comes here after break and has ability enough to go well.

Form: 660105-

Dawn Raider^t²⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 120

25/1

Fairly consistent hurdler who returns to this sphere after an unsuccessful time chasing; likely to run his race but could find a couple too good.

Form: 482455-

Golden Spear¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 132

11/1

Likeable mixed campaigner in the past but regressing as of late both on the Flat and over hurdles; chance on best of form and market may provide clues.

Form: 1/08800-

Mengli Khan^p,t¹³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott| OR: 142| BF

6/4

Has been mixing up chasing and hurdling; fairly consistent over hurdles but suspicion is he is a little below this class; could do well if showing a little improvement.

Form: 446333-

The West's Awake^b²¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 118| D

12/1

Better known as a chaser and the gelding wins his far share of races over fences; hard to assess over hurdles given he fell last time out and has only appeared over the smaller obstacles sporadically over the years.

Form: 0P32PP-

Tigris River^t²⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 135| D

28/1

The 2017 Galway Hurdle remains his most recent success and his five-race chasing career hasn't so far offered much sign of a chance in fortune; difficult to recommend.

Form: 3/30759-

Jaime Sommers⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe| OR: 118| CD

11/2

Not as talented as her celebrated dam Solerina but has still won four races, including a hurdles win over course and distance. Needs to raise overall profile to play a role here.

Form: 034453-

Royale Joana Has^t1³⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

First start for new connections; won a Grade 3 chase in France and has some fair form over hurdles in the past; one to consider especially if significant market moves.

Form: 2711/5P-

Non-Runners

Supasundae¹²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Forecasts

Supasundae (4/6), Mengli Khan (6/4), Royale Joana Has (3/1), Jaime Sommers (11/2), Mister Eddman (7/1), Golden Spear (11/1), The West's Awake (12/1), Dawn Raider (25/1), Tigris River (28/1), Funky Dady (28/1)

The clear form pick is SUPERSUNDAE who has been a most consistent performer over the years and this represents a huge step back in class for a gelding usually seen in Grade 1 contests: If running anything like his best then he is likely to prove hard to beat. Tigris River is closest to him in the official ratings but his recent form has been below his best and would need to bounce back significantly to play a leading role. Of the less exposed types, there may be interest in Grade 3 chase winner Royale Joana Has.